I've not ready any of this manga.
I'm just posting this in my capacity as a professional pervert to let everyone know that it's obvious to me that this author has a foot fetish.
That is all.
Backstory and Fanservice. Great Chapter.
Also there is a 0% that Ihito is a guy (speculation). That's our next party member there. Can't wait to find out her kink!
This is the good stuff.
You can tell MC has got a little sadist in him. The second he noticed the prince was a little shy about things he pounced. It's a much more fun dynamic than the usual "but it's a boyyy!" stuff we get.
I like that she customized her jacket with a real "bad" looking nut. I also like how the artist made it look like it's weighing down her collar in that last panel.
There's a certain sadistic pleasure in ruining something beautiful. The more beautiful form exists only in memories that you have so nobody else gets to experience it, and you can revel in the contrast of before and after.
I think he's twisted his own brain around so much over trying to be considerate that anything other than a straight up "I like you, let's be bf/gf" will not sink in.